September 2007

Work is again underway on the Burke-Gilman Trail extension from Northwest 60th Street to Golden Gardens, following a three-week pause to finalize permitting requirements.

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) was needed from the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. The permit is required for construction activities that disturb five or more acres of land to regulate the amount of pollutants discharged into waters.

Cable internet and television provider Comcast chose Robinson Newspapers as one of the subjects of an upcoming testimonial advertising campaign.

Quisenberry Marketing and Design, working with the Wylen Group from New York conducted interviews, shot photographs and filmed the presses and offices of the Robinson Newspapers the week of September 10th. The campaign theme, "Situation Critical/Solution Comcast" will appear in a print campaign beginning in November emphasizing how Comcast Workplace Internet helps solve real world issues for businesses.

Team comes in with experience

By Dean Wong

With eight seniors and a playoff run from last season, the Ballard Beavers are optimistic about the upcoming girls soccer program.

Last season, the Ballard Beaver girls' soccer team surprised the league, making the playoffs for the first time and earning Val Seid Kingco Coach of the Year honors.

"We will have a lot of experience," said Seid.

Meet John Rayback

The high school dropout who luckily had a tough love mother.

This long-time pillar of the community, who is best known for his years as an attorney from Des Moines, went to Highline High until he got restless in the 10th grade, quit and went to work at 16 doing muscle buster work in Seattle.

His mom, Mabel, who served as Desimone Postmistress from 1953 to 1966, got tough with him and got him back in Highline.

Like a Hummer on steroids, the UNICAT All-terrain vehicle can drive comfortably through almost any desert, jungle, snowstorm, or flood nature can stir up. But the 25,000 pound giant decided to plow through the tamer streets of Burien on a recent demonstration. It picked up four thrilled grade school children from their Normandy Park homes, and delivered them in rugged splendor to Marvista Elementary school.

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I don't understand. This is America. We're not going to agree on everything.

Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck,

Seattle Seahawks

"Disagreement [is] not intolerance" proclaimed the headline atop Eric Mathison's column on Aug.

On Labor Day, we proudly reflected on the value that working men and women bring to our country, our society and our way of life. We hold it as a civil right that one is entitled to work.

Unfortunately, many Americans are deprived of that right to work, simply by virtue of the gender of whom they love, or their gender identity. In most states it is legal to fire someone simply because they are gay or transgendered.

We Washingtonians are fortunate.

State Sen.

The Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department will hold its annual open house on Saturday, September 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

During the event at the main station at 15100 Eighth Ave. S. in Burien, firefighters will demonstrate their skills in emergency automobile extrication and high-angle rope rescue.

The Normandy Park Police will offer free fingerprint I.D.